Maika Monroe Quotes
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It fell into my lap. I grew up doing dance classes. And one day, a film production company contacted my dance school looking for background dancers. I wasn't looking for it. It just happened. And I found myself on set. And that was that.
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SOLOSHOT is such a brilliant idea and an athlete's dream. It has given me the ability to film myself training without anyone's help - it's perfect because I can go to the beach, set up my SOLOSHOT, and not have to rely on anyone to stand there and film me from the beach for hours.
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If you've got people around you that are like, 'Oh, you're so good,' this and that, it becomes unhealthy. My friends are like, 'You look like a doofus.' I'm like, 'Thank you. Thank you for that.' It keeps me grounded.
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I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
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Before acting took off, I was a professional kiteboarder training for the world circuit; with a sporting activity, you have to be determined, and it taught me to have a thick skin, which came in use after going to so many auditions and being told 'no.'
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I'm an only child, and we're a close family.
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'The Shining,' 'A Nightmare on Elm Street,' 'Halloween.' Those are the greats.
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You learn so much on set; I don't know if you learn as much anywhere else as you do when you're on set, working.
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When I'm filming, it's in the contract - 'No kiteboarding' - ha ha.
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A lot of times, I'll get roles where it's the dumb blonde or the cheerleader, and I just have no interest - and it can be a great movie, it really can - or the mean girl; those things don't intrigue me much.
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It would be incredible to work with Stanley Kubrick and go back in time.
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My dad taught me to kiteboard when I was 13, and around the same time, I happened to just fall into being an extra on a set and fell in love with acting and making movies.
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All my Dominican friends live in an area called Los Venaga. Their houses are shacks. They'd invite us over to dinner, and we'd sit in plastic chairs on the dirt inside a house.
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Knowing that anything can happen at any time, I made sure the people that I love know that.
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My dad took me to see James Brown live, and that's so cool, cause I don't think many people my age can say they saw James Brown. I'm pretty proud of that. That's the thing about me that no one really knows. I had to have been 6 or 7, but I remember it vividly.
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I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I'm excited to see what happens.
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I think it's really good to get the adrenaline pumping.
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I've never experienced complete terror, knock on wood, or running for my life or any of that.
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I'm lucky because I remember my dad showing me 'Independence Day,' and I loved it.
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I enjoy roles that are quite physical.
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Do stuff that scares you on a regular basis. I think it's good for the body and for the mind.
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Stick up for what you believe in and never, ever feel that you can't say something or speak your mind. I think that would be the best advice. Be strong. Be confident. That's really all you need.
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I have my own past and my own personality. I'm going to relate to the material in a completely different way than somebody else might.
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For me, it's first about the characters. I look for a character who is intriguing and challenging and different from what I've done before.